Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1993, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (1): 130.

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Studies on Polymerization of α-Pinene Initiated by a New System AlCl3/Activator/Donors(Ⅲ)——Function of the SbCl3 Component in the System

DENG Yun-Xiang1, ZHANG Ren-Jun1, LU Jiang1, LIU Shi-Nan2   

  1. 1. Departmeat of Chemistry, Zhoagshm University, Guangzhou, 510275;
    2. Department of Polymer Chemistry, Family of Engiaeermg, Kyoto University.Kyoto, Japan
  • Received:1992-02-18 Revised:1992-06-01 Online:1993-01-24 Published:1993-01-24

Abstract: In this study, we investigated the polymerization of α-pinene, the copolymerization of α-pinene/styrene and the isomerization reaction of a-pinene with the AlCl3/SbCl3 or AlCl3/SbCl3/EBsystem, in terms of the effects of SbCl3 component on the kinetics of the polymerization, the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and structures of the isomerization products.The results show that SbCl3 is necessary for the formation of higher oligomers, while to suppress the dimer formation.The a-pinene oligomers of relatively high molecular weight (q= 1140, Mw = 2590) were obtained in a good yield(>90 wt%), with a minimun contamination of the dimer(-5 wt%).On the other hand, the SbCl3 component achieved good results for promoting copolymerization of α-pinene/ styrene and reduction of isomerization product.

Key words: Polymerization of α-pinene, Copolymerization, Isomerization products, SbCl3

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